Same here. Every fall I collect 100 sacks of leaves and 10 pounds of
coffee grounds. Never had that problem in Houston. =


JK


Compostman wrote:
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Why would the grounds contain maggots? You must be going to an unusual=

Starbucks. I also pick up coffee grounds from Starbucks and either use=
it
as mulch or in my compost. Never have seen one maggot.
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Compostman
Washington, DC
USDA Zone 7
"Pen" wrote in message
om...
I've been getting Starbuck's used grounds for my plants for a long
time. They do make good mulch but use sparingly. I also find that
they tend to contain flies (maggots) and gnats so you might want to
bake it before spreading it on indoor plants.

Vermicomposting is great indoors. I kept a stack of 5gal rubbermaids=

under my kitchen sink without any troubles. To prevent smells, make
sure your brown:green=3D3:1 by weight. You have to take the whole th=
ing
outside once a month and to pour out the drip tray and let the bottom=

tray breath. Worms love coffee grounds.

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